. Bulletin. Ethnology. BOBEBTS] VILLAGE OF THE GREAT KIVAS 129 The potter's mark as it is known in the old world, where the ceramic industry was in the hands of certain families or groups of individuals and each placed its distinguishing symbol on its owr product, was not present in the Southwest. For that reason it would seem that they were signs of ownership and not the trade-marks of a certain " ; Vessels belonging to this same ceramic group in the Chaco Canyon wares were characterized by a similar exterior treatment. Judging from specimens in museum collections, the prac-
. Bulletin. Ethnology. BOBEBTS] VILLAGE OF THE GREAT KIVAS 129 The potter's mark as it is known in the old world, where the ceramic industry was in the hands of certain families or groups of individuals and each placed its distinguishing symbol on its owr product, was not present in the Southwest. For that reason it would seem that they were signs of ownership and not the trade-marks of a certain " ; Vessels belonging to this same ceramic group in the Chaco Canyon wares were characterized by a similar exterior treatment. Judging from specimens in museum collections, the prac- tice was more local than general, although future investigations may show it to have been quite widespread. The polychrome bowls with black-on-red interiors and white-on- red exteriors differ only in slight degree from the plain black-on-red vessels in so far as the interior design is concerned. The patterns are largely of the combination hachure and solid varieties, and occur either as band or all-over decorations. A typical example of the band style is illustrated by &, Plate 37. As will be observed from the photograph, the solid and hachured elements are both contrasting. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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